Thursday, January 24, 2013

Carrot Cupcakes


Carrot Cupcake 
Yields 12-18 cupcakes

1 1/3 ground soft white wheat
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 stick butter, soft
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup chopped walnut (optional)
2 large eggs (room temperature) 
2/3 cup sugar (or honey)
¼ tsp vanilla
2/3 apple sauce
1 1/3 grated carrots 

Preheat oven 350 degrees

  1. Cream the butter and sugar in a mixer.
  2. In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, walnuts).
  3. Add one egg at a time to the butter and suger mix.  Then add vanilla.
  4. Add flour mix to the butter mix.
  5. Add, apple sauce to the butter/flour mix.
  6. Add, carrots to the butter/flour mix.

Bake 350 for 20-25mins

Allow to cool and make frosting (4oz room temp cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter beaten until smooth and then add up to 2 1/2 cups of powder sugar)

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